Daniel Saifiti
Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 195 cm
- Weight:
- 121 kg
- Age:
- 23
- Date of Birth:
- 01 May 1996
- Birthplace:
- Newcastle, NSW
- Nickname:
- DSaf
- Debut Club:
- Newcastle Knights
- Opposition:
- Gold Coast Titans
- Date:
- 06 March 2016
- Round:
- 1
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- The Entrance Tigers
- Biography:
-
Last season was a breakout year for the prop.
Regarded as a future Australian representative according to Andrew Johns, Saifiti is only getting better with age.
The towering forward, who is signed on at the Knights until at least the end of 2020, is a direct player who takes good metres after contact and helps the team to go forward early in sets.
The local junior made has represented Fiji alongside his twin brother Jacob and was selected for the Emerging Blues squad in 2018.
Saifiti averaged 113.2 running metres for 2018.
Career
- Appearances
- 72
- Tries
- 6
2019 Season
- Appearances
- 8
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 3
- Average Hit Ups
- 7.8
- Post Contact Metres
- 232.6
Passing
- Offloads
- 0
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 175
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 93
- Total Running Metres
- 743
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 220
- Average Points
- 27
2019 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharks | Won | 14 - 8 | Interchange | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | - | 8 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 61 | 6 |
| 4 | Dragons | Lost | 12 - 13 | Interchange | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | 10 | 24 | 2 | 81 | 61 | 19 |
| 5 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 18 - 26 | Interchange | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | 14 | 30 | 1 | 130 | 106 | 23 |
| 6 | Titans | Lost | 38 - 14 | Interchange | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 9 | 24 | 3 | 62 | 40 | 21 |
| 7 | Eels | Won | 28 - 14 | Prop | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 38 | - | 12 | 21 | 2 | 134 | 80 | 54 |
| 8 | Warriors | Won | 18 - 36 | Prop | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 10 | 24 | - | 112 | 58 | 53 |
| 9 | Bulldogs | Won | 10 - 22 | Prop | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | - | 5 | 23 | 1 | 55 | 35 | 20 |
| 10 | Dragons | Won | 12 - 45 | Prop | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 13 | 17 | 2 | 99 | 99 | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 2016 | 20 | 1 | 19 | - | 5% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 28 | 715 | 15 | 492 | 39 | 2,091 | 104.59 | 240 | 708 | 35.4 |
| Knights | 2017 | 23 | 5 | 18 | - | 22% | 2 | - | 8 | 18 | 0.77 | 1 | 35 | 994 | 12 | 514 | 46 | 2,700 | 117.39 | 433 | 823 | 35.8 |
| Knights | 2018 | 21 | 9 | 12 | - | 43% | 3 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 26 | 875 | 12 | 532 | 50 | 2,376 | 113.18 | 539 | 752 | 35.0 |
| Knights | 2019 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 63% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 233 | - | 175 | 14 | 743 | 92.98 | 199 | 220 | 27.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 2016 | 2019 | 72 | 20 | 52 | - | - | 6 | - | 24 | 27 | 0.38 | 1 | 92 | 2,816 | 39 | 1,713 | 149 | 7,904 | 109.00 | 1,412 | 2,511 | 34.9 |
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